Iran on Wednesday denied any involvement in the recent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, while also rejecting allegations that it had any \u201cintention for such an action.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the Biden administration had informed the Secret Service of an unspecified threat to Trump from Iran before the July 13 campaign rally. U.S. officials said they believe the attack on the rally, where one attendee was killed and two were critically injured, and where Trump said he was shot in the ear, was unrelated to any Iranian effort.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said Iran \u201cstrongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack on Trump or claims about Iran\u2019s intention for such an action, considering such allegations to have malicious political motives and objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n
U.S. intelligence officials have warned that Iran may seek to avenge the death of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a U.S. drone strike authorized by Trump. The military action, Trump said after the strike, was intended to \u201cstop a war. We did not take action to start a war.\u201d Earlier in 2018, Trump had withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal, imposing sanctions that debilitated the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
In a statement to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Wednesday, Iran\u2019s U.N. mission described Trump as a \u201ccriminal\u201d who deserved to be prosecuted for Soleimani\u2019s killing. \u201cIran has chosen the legal path to bring him to justice,\u201d the statement said. In January, the Tehran Times reported that Iran was planning to petition the International Court of Justice over Soleimani\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n
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